Washboard



No. 626,044. Patented May 30, I899. S. L. BARNDULLAR.

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UNITED STATES PATENT OFFI E.

SAMUEL L. BARNDOLLAR, OF ALLEGHENY, PENNSYLVANIA.

WASHBOARD.

SPECIFICATION forming part of Letters Patent No. 626,044, dated May 30,1899.

Application filed November 17, 1898. Serial No. 696,722. (No model.)

To all whom it may concern:

Be it known that LSAMUEL LBAENDOLLAR, a citizen of the United States ofAmerica,residing at Allegheny, in the county of Allegheny and State ofPennsylvania, have invented certain new and useful Improvements in Washboards, of which the following is a specification, reference being hadtherein to the accompanying drawings.

My invention relates to certain new and useful improvements inwashboards.

My invention particularly relates to construct-in g a washboard having arubbin g-looard of any suitable material, a soap-holding receptaclearranged above the rubbing-board, and a back having continuous verticalgrooves arranged on its inner face to allow of the drying and to preventthe warping or bulging of the same. I I

A further object of my invention is to provide a device of thischaracter with a back having vertical grooves arranged on its inner faceto prevent the Warping or bulging thereof, and, further, to use the endsof the back as a means for securing the lower portion of therubbing-board in position.

My invention finally consists of the novel combination and arrangementof parts hereinafter more fully and specifically described,

and particularly pointed out in the claims hereunto appended.

In describing the invention in detail reference is had to theaccompanying drawings, forming a part of this specification, whereinlikenumerals of reference indicate corresponding parts throughout theseveral views thereof, and in which- Figure 1 is a perspective view ofthe upper portion of my improved washboard. Fig. 2 is an invertedperspective view of the upper portion of my improved washboard. Fig. 3is a vertical sectional view on the line m 00, Fig. 1. Fig. l is aperspective view of a portion of the upper brace-rod. Fig. 5 is aperspective View of my improved back, showing the vertical grooves andthe upper end out.

away,formingthetenon. Fig.6isaninverted perspective view of my improvedback, showing the cut-away portion of the upper end forming the tenon,as well as the smaller projecting portions at each corner. Fig. 7 isaperspective'view of one of the standards or 'ing'a support therefor.

gated and is adapted to be secured in the groove 4, formed in the lowerbrace-rod 3. The upper brace-rod 6 is formed of an elongated strip ofsuitable material, having a ridge 7, on its inner face, the ridge beingof such shape as to receive one of the corrugated portions of therubbing-board. The upper end of the rubbing-board is mounted on theshonlder 8 and is secured in position by means of the drain-board 9. Theopposite end of the drain-board is secured to the top 10 of thewashboard.

Arranged in the upper portion of the wash board andv directly above thedrain-board is the soap-holdin g receptacle, which consists of a pieceof wire mesh or any other suitable material 11, having the upper andlower portions thereof bent at right angles, as at 12,

forming sides for the receptacle and adapted to retain the soap thereinwhen not in use, and the ends bent downwardly, as at 13, form- Thesoap-receptacle may be secured in position by any desirable means.

14 indicates my improved back, which is provided with vertical grooves'15 on its inner face and a cut-away portion at its top and bottom, asat 16, on its'outer face, thereby forming the tenons 17, the lower onebeing inserted in the groove formed in the lowerbrace, there- ,bysupporting the lower portion of the rubbing-board in position, while theupper tenon is adapted to be secured on the shoulder 8, formed on theinner face of the upper bracerod. Thesides of the back arecut away, as

at 18, which, in conjunction with the grooves and the smaller port-ions19 of the upper and lower corners of the board, will prevent thebulging, warping, &c., of the back when wet by allowing the expansionthereof. It will also be observed that owing to the arrangem ent of theback and rubbing-board a passage for the air is formed, which will allowof the back of the rubbing-board and inner face of the back to dry outquickly and prevent the same from becoming foul.

It will be readily observed that owing to the construction of myimproved back the outer face thereof can be used entirely foradvertising purposes.

It is thought that the setting up of my improved washboard and its manyadvantages over the washboards heretofore in use will be apparent fromthe foregoing description, taken in connection with the accompanyingdrawings.

It will be noted that various changes may be made in the details ofconstruction witlr out departing from the general spirit of myinvention.

Having thus fully described my invention, what I claim as new, anddesire to secure by Letters Patent, is

1. In a washboard a back having grooves formed on its inner face, tenonsformed on its upper and lower ends and having its sides cut away toalmost the extreme ends there of, thereby forming a small projectingportion which in connection with the grooves will allow for theexpansion of the back without bulging, substantially as shown anddescribed.

2. In a washboard a pair of standards or supports, a rubbing-boardsuitably secured thereto, a drain-board, a soap-holding receptaclearranged above the drain-board and a back having vertical grooves formedon its inner face and having its sides cut away to almost the extremeends thereby forming a small projecting portion which in connection withthe grooves will allow for the expansion of the back without bulging,substantially as shown and described.

3. In awashboard asoap-holdingreceptacle formed of a suitable piece ofmaterial having a portion of its upper and lower ends bent at rightangles forming the sides and a portion of the ends of this material bentdownwardly forming supports therefor, substantially as set forth.

In testimony whereof I aliix my signature in the presence of twowitnesses.

SAMUEL L. BARNDOLLAR.

\Vitnesses:

A. M. WILSON, E. V. ARTHUR.

